Bookmark



P. HORACEK BOOKMARK Filed April 3, 1926 Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES.

PAUL HORAGEK, OF GERMANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. I

BOOKMARK.

Application filed April 3, 1926. Serial No. 99,642.

This invention relates to improvements in book marks, and moreparticularly to a device embodying a page separating arm with the bodyportion therefor providing a certain amount of tortional tension to thearm, and with the body portion adapted to be detachably secured to abook cover for indicating the last page read upon the re-opening of abook. The principal object of the invention is to provide a book mark ofa single length wire formation, which is particularly adapted for use onbooks, magazines, and other periodicals of like character, for retaining and indicating the next following page by separating thepreceding pages therefrom, and further provided with means for impartingtortional tension to the device for holding a book in open position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a book mark as specified,which is simple in construction and operation, cheap to manufacture,readily applied to a book, magazine, or the like, and one which will notinjure or obstruct the turning of the pages which are held separated bythe extended arm comprising the book mark.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detaildescription, and in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book in open position, with the bookmark attached thereto in operative position.

Figure 2 is a similar view with only the rear cover of a book extendedin open position, indicating the manner of-attaching the device thereto.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the device per se.

Figure 4 is an end view of the device per se.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a modified form of the device. 7

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the invention comprises asingle length of wire 10 preferably spring wire, bent upon itselfintermediate its ends 11 and 12, to pro vide a depending tongue 13 withthe free end portions 14 and 15 extended upwardly. The free end portion14 is bent at right angles, as at 16, and extends laterally to theright-hand side of the tongue 13, to form the arm 17, and again bent atright angles, as at 18, to provide the depending page engaging finger 19with the extreme free end thereof bent upon itself to provide therounded end 20 for preventing injury to the pages of a book, or thelike. The free end portionfl5 is bent upon whereupon another bend ismade at a point. indicated at 21. The end portion 15 is then extendedacross and'to the rear of the tongue 1.3, to a point indicated at 22,where a similar bend occurs for extending thewire up wardly at an acuteangle to a point adjacent the bend indicated at 16, and parallel withthe arm 17, where the'wire is again bent upon itself, as at23, forextending the remaining end '11, of the end portion 15, downwardly,parallel with and adjacent the leftside of the tongue 13 to a pointintermediate the arm 17 and the laterally extended lower portion 24,comprising the attaching.- clip formed on the tongue 13.

The extreme point ofthe end portion 15, is finally bent atright anglesto the tongue 13 and overlaps the end portion 14 comprising the leftside of-thetongue 13. A tie plate 26 is secured to the upstanding'endportion 14 and15intermedi ate the'lower-clip portion 24, and the bottomend of the tongue 13 by rolling the ends 27. of the plate 26 around theend portions 14 and 15, for providing the arm 17 and the dependingfinger 19 thereof, with sufiicient tortional tension for holding downthe pages of a book without interfering with the turning of the pagesthereof.

The modified form of the invention as illustrated in'Figure 5 of thedrawing, comprises a metal stamping 10" which is blanked out from asheet. of metal, and formed to simulate the configuration of the device,as shown in the preferred wire form.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the'accompanyingdrawing, it will be readily apparent that I have provided asimple andnovel type of bookmark which is readily attached to a book cover, andwhich permits the pages to be turned to the left in the usual mannerwithout tearing or otherwise injuring the pages, and while I have shownand described my invention,

I do not however, limit myselfthereto, ex- 7 1 cept as set forth pended.

VVha-t I claim is V 1. A book mark comprising a single length ofwireb'ent intermediate its ends to provide a tongue, one side portion ofsaid tongue in the claims hereunto apthe free; end of said opposite sideportion terminatingin a depending portion parallel with and adj acenttheopposite side portion of said tongue, the extreme end thereof bentatright angles to overlap the-said opposite side portion of said tongue,to impart a tortional tension to said arm and finger, and a tie platesecured to andintermediate the side portions comprising said tongue tomaintain said side portions in spaced parallel relation. 7

2. A book mark constructed from a single length of wireand comprising apair of loops'to straddle the back of a book, each ofsaid loops havingside members, the upper end of one ofthe said members of the loopengages with the inner face of the book back having a right angleextending arm terminating in a right angle extending finger forengagement betweenlthe pages of a book, the upper end of thecorresponding side member oftheother loop, which engages with the outerface of the book back having an arm parallel with the side member whichhas the first arm, the extremity of the secondarm having an offset bendterminating in a latstraddle the back ofabook and which comprises sidemembers, one end of one of; the side members of one of the loops havingan arm at right angles to the loop and terminating in a fingerat itsextremity to eng age between the pages of the book, one end of one ofthe said members of the: other loop having an arm substantially arallelwith the side member having the rst armpthe second arm terminating in alateral extension with an offset portion to overlie one of the saidmembers which has the first arm tc retain the side member in positionwhen a tortional tension is imparted to the first arm, and a tie platesecured to the side members of one of the loops for maintaining, saidside members in spaced parallel relation, when a tortional strain isexerted on the side mem: her, the extremity of the page engaging afinger having a rolled loop to engage between the pages and avoidinjuring. the pages. p In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

7 PAUL HORACEK.

